Ninja Gaiden Vol. 1 will feature the music of both the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version of Ninja Gaiden as well as the Arcade edition. Ninja Gaiden Vol. 2 contains the soundtracks of Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom.

Music will be recorded from the original hardware. Artists supervising the process are Keiji Yamagishi (lead composer of Ninja Gaiden NES soundtrack and creator of its sound driver), Ryuichi Nitta (main composer for Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos) and Kaori Nakabai (main composer for Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom).

Both the vinyl and CD versions of each release are presented in a luxurious package. The cover and booklet will feature archival art, comprehensive composer interviews, and essays by game historian Ray Barnholt.